diff --git a/public/css/style.css b/public/css/style.css
index 8df722bf..9fcbf40e 100755
--- a/public/css/style.css
+++ b/public/css/style.css
@@ -597,6 +597,11 @@ display: inline-flex;
     background: white;
 }
 
+#description_form div .character-counter{
+      margin-top: -30px;
+      color:black;
+}
+
 .spinner-white, .spinner-white-only {
     border-color: white;
 }
diff --git a/public/php/panel.php b/public/php/panel.php
index 61bd7db3..0a3db5b2 100755
--- a/public/php/panel.php
+++ b/public/php/panel.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                     <li>
                         <form id="description_form" style="display:none;">
                             <div class="input-field col s12">
-                                <input type="text" placeholder="Description" name="chan_description" id="chan_description" autocomplete="off" />
+                                <input type="text" placeholder="Description" name="chan_description" id="chan_description" autocomplete="off" maxlength="100" data-length="100" />
                             </div>
                         </form>
                     </li>